How to Download and Use the Kindle App for Mac

The Kindle app is available for free from the Mac App Store, and it’s quick to set up. Follow these steps to get started with your digital library.

Purchasing New Books

All shows your entire library. The sync button, which looks like a circle with arrows, checks your account and updates the library with any books you’ve bought. Downloaded shows titles you’ve transferred to your computer. The PDFs menu contains documents you’ve added that aren’t in the traditional e-book format.

To create a new Collection, click the plus sign.

Drag its cover to the name of the Collection on the left side of the screen.Right-click the cover, highlight Add/Remove from Collection, and then click the name of the one you want to add it to.

How to Use the Kindle Cloud Reader

If you don’t want to (or can’t) install the Kindle app on your Mac, you can go to a web browser tab and visit the Kindle Cloud Reader.